NEW DELHI: Following a humiliating loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2024 match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul and team owner Sanjiv Goenka were seen having a visibly intense discussion.
Goenka, who seemed upset following LSG's crushing 10-wicket defeat, was caught by the cameras in an animated conversation with KL Rahul near the boundary line. The specifics of their conversation were not audible, but the exchange between the owner and the captain got circulated widely on social media.
As a result of the loss, LSG dropped to sixth place on the points table and now need to win their final two matches and rely on favorable outcomes from other games to secure a playoff spot.
Sunrisers Hyderabad crush Lucknow Super Giants
Most of the fans were critical of the way the two engaged in the open discussion. Some felt that such discussions should have been held in private rather than in front of the spectators.
Sunrisers Hyderabad secured the 10-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants thanks to a dominant performance from opening pair Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma.
After LSG chose to bat first and posted a below-par total of 165, with Rahul's slow innings of 29 from 33 balls, Ayush Badoni (55 off 30) and Nicholas Pooran's (48 off 26) 99-run partnership provided LSG with a more competitive score.
However, Head (89 in 30 balls) and Abhishek (75 in 28 balls) overwhelmed the LSG bowlers, successfully chasing the target of 166 runs in just 9.4 overs.
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